Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 5th February 2015
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling
Cold for all, unsettled in southern Europe
Thursday
A cold day through Spain and Portugal. Showers in the north of Spain, but mostly dry for Portugal and southwest Spain. Rain and strong winds in eastern Spain, with a windy and wet day in the Balearics. Unsettle for Italy with more rain to come here. Mild and breezy in Greece, and staying warm in Turkey.
Chilly in France with showers, but heavier precipitation and gale force winds in southern France bringing snow here. More showers in the Low Countries and staying cold. Remaining cold in Germany and Poland but mostly dry. Breezy in Austria and Hungary as well as Switzerland.
Fair in Denmark with sunny spells. Staying fair in Norway with some sunny spells. Further sunny spells in the Baltic States and Finland. Cloud and some showers in western Norway.
Friday
Another cold day to come across Spain and Portugal on Friday. There will be showers and these are going to be wintry over the hills and mountains in the north. Heavy showers for Majorca and Ibiza as well as Menorca. Unsettled again in Italy with more heavy rain. Showers in Greece with rain through the Aegean and western Turkey.
A cold and windy day to come in France. Broken cloud and some sunny spells but a few snow flurries too. Dry in the Low Countries and Germany as well as Poland. Staying windy in southern Germany, Austria, Hungary and Switzerland with some snow showers here.
Some sunshine to come through Denmark and the Baltic States. Snowing across Finland and Sweden. Rather cloudy with some rain on the coasts of Norway where it will be windy too.